| Description |
x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-226) and index. |
| Contents |
I: The Gospel of Mary -- Translation & text -- Gospel, Revelation, dialogue -- II: The Savior's teaching in the Gospel of Mary -- The body & the world -- Sin, judgment, & law -- The son of man -- Vision & mind -- The rise of the soul -- Controversy over Mary's teaching -- III: The Gospel of Mary in early Christianity -- The Jesus tradition -- Paul -- The Gospel of John -- The Apostles -- The history of Christianity. |
| Summary |
Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative presents a radical interpretation of Jesus' teachings as a path to inner spiritual knowledge. It rejects his suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity. |
| Subject |
Gospel of Mary -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
0944344585 paperback |
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9780944344583 paperback |
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